Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) Symptoms

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Carpal tunnel syndrome happens once the median nerve that runs from the forearm into the palm of the hand becomes ironed or squeezed at the articulatio radiocarpea. Pressure on the nerve can be caused by an injury or sustained use for common activities like typing, chopping, hammering, or writing. Then result may be pain, or weakness, in the hand and wrist, diffuse up the arm. Evaluation of patients presenting with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) symptoms has long relied on their clinical assessment as well as nerve conduction studies. However, whilst standard symptoms and positive provocative testing may enable identifying some of the cases, the subjectivity and sensitivity of these measures results in very poor reliability and diagnostic accuracy. Similarly, though studies revealed sensitivity and specificity data in favour of electro diagnostic testing for the CTS diagnosis, abnormal nerve conduction testing results do not surely equate to the correct diagnosis. Nerve conduction studies can be normal in early cases. Also, nerve studies were reported as not sensitive to change or management, hence, a poor predictor of treatment outcomes. Inspite of some limitations, ultrasonography was found to be a good tool not only for the CTS diagnosis, but also for identifying the median affection severity. The search for markers identifying key targets for the assessment of major outcomes in musculoskeletal diseases has become one of the hot issues in rheumatology. Possible markers should be objectively measured, indicatory of normal biology as well as the pathologic process, indicator of response to therapy and prognosis. It should also be a good indicator of modification of the pathological process and help to identify (in early cases) the patients who are going to respond quickly to therapy with the vision to tailor management to the patient status. This presentation will discuss the outcomes of a recent study investigating the feasibility of initial CTS assessment parameters for setting up a treatment plan tailored to the patient’s needs and its ability to predict treatment outcomes. In most cases, a Chiropractic adjustment to the affected area is an extremely effective solution. In some cases, a Chiropractic manipulation of the neck or spine can also conduct as an effective treatment possibility. Chiropractic treatments, along with kinesitherapy, stretching, and strengthening exercises, can in most cases effectively reduce and eventually eliminate the indication associated with CTS.

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